To be perfectly fair, though, "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" was playing in 60 international markets on 8,439 screens, while "Sex and the City" was in only 13 markets on 3,537 screens.

Despite slipping by 51 percent, "Indy 4" saw its foreign cumulative box office soar to $266 million a figure you can add to the film's $216.9 million domestic gross, according to media reports. "Indiana Jones" is expected to keep its whip-hold on the international box office for at least one more weekend until "The Incredible Hulk" goes day-and-date in both domestic theaters and worldwide.

Finishing third behind the debut "Sex and the City" weekend was Disney's "Prince Caspian," which has made $73 million in foreign markets after a $16.8 million weekend. "What Happens in Vegas" raised its foreign cum to $95.4 million after a 12.1 million weekend and "Iron Man" made $8 million foreign to make it to $243 million foreign.